How to Pronounce "augean"
word
ɔˈdʒi.ən
aw-JEE-uhn
ɔːˈdʒiː.ən
aw-JEE-uhn
Definition
Describes something extremely dirty or a task that is very difficult to clean up or fix, referencing the myth of cleaning the Augean stables.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɔˈdʒi.ən
British English
ɔːˈdʒiː.ən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
aw-JEE-uhn
UK
aw-JEE-uhn
Listen in Context
The workers faced an Augean task cleaning up the abandoned factory.
Cleaning the city's river was an Augean challenge.
She took on the Augean task of organizing the warehouse.
After years of neglect, reforming the system felt like an Augean effort.